Fish lure



Sept. 8, 1936. w. c. MARSH 2,053,954

FI SH LURE Filed April 5, 1935 Patentedy Sept. 8,

UNITED STATES lwvnau'ry ori-urla FISH LUBE 'William 'Gordon Marsh. deceased, late of Toronto.'

Ontario, Canada, by Marlon l. Harsh. executrix, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Application Aprns, m5, serial-N. lasso In Canada September 6. 1934 v lcmm. (cris-az) The principal features of the invention consistin the novel shaping of 'a sheet of metal -in the form of the outline of a nsh, which is curved transversely and also longitudinally, which causes the lure when pulled by the line to travel through the water with a right and left darting movement, the lure being retained from spinning by atop nn or nuke bent slightly outward in the direction of the convex curvature, and a bottom nukeextending laterally and with a downward and forward slope which maintains a constant downward thrust of the lure against the pulling line.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the lure constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a top edge view of the lure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an end view taken from the front of the lure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is the vertical sectional view through 80 ,the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Many different forms of nsh'lures constructed of thin material and shaped in concave-convex form have been devised, but the present invention has achieved a very desirable accomplishment, in

35 that it is devised to swim" without spinning.

In "the form of lure herein shown 4a length of thin sheet metal is died out in the form of a fish as indicated by the numeral l, and this sheet metal member is formed with a slight longitudinal 0 curvature extending from the tip of the tail A to the tip of the nose B.

The body of the nsh is also curved transversely having the dish shape 4 on the concaved longitudinal curve.

A nn or nuke l projects upwardly from the back of the nsh-shaped -plate about centrally of the length of the back. This iin is bent out-'- wardly lin the direction of the convex transverse curve and has the effect of steadying the lure and holding it hori'zontally'in the water. 5 A nuke t arranged about midway between the nose end and the nuke iextends downwardly and laterally outward from the bottom 'edge of the lure, and this nuke is arranged with a downwardly sloping forward edge which, when the lure is l0 being drawn through the water, has the tendency to pull downwardly, thus keeping the lure travelling in a substantially horizontal position' and preventing it fromriding up with a slight upward u -pull which necessarily follows the line.

A perforation 1 is cut through theforward end of the lure to represent-an eye; and a ring 8 1s inserted through a hole in the nose end, while. the

hook 9 is supported by a ring inserted through a hole inserted in the tail end.-

The body of the nsh is preferably marked with slight indentations I0 which give a more realistic appearance, somewhat in the form of scales.-

Lures such as described may be made in many sizes and with a variation in outline but the 25 principal features of longitudinal and transverse concavity together with the steadying fins-as described. must be retained.

What is claimed is:-

A nsh lure comprising a sheet metal stamping representing the outline of a nsh having a nn midway of the length of its back bent outwardly to one side, the body of the nsh being convexed on l the side to which said nn is bent, and ann bent outwardly to the same side as the aforesaidnn yfrom the bottom edge of the nsh at a point disposed close to the forward or head end of the lure and in substantially right 'angular relation to the aforesaid nn and being sloped forwardly and downwardly to create a downward pull at the 40 head end of the lure tocounteract the upward line pull thereon.

\ MARION I. MARSH,

Ezecuta: of the Estate' of William G. Marsh, Deceased. 

